CAMFED Ghana supports girls in rural communities
The Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) is a non-profit making organisation dedicated to eradicating poverty in Africa through the education of girls and the empowerment of young women.
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Since 1993, Camfed has educated girls and supported young women to help tackle poverty in rural communities and more than 3,500,000 children in the poorest areas of Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe have benefited from the organisation’s innovative education programmes.
In the Central Region, a total of 963 girls, who have been supported through basic and secondary education by CAMFED Ghana, have graduated and have been inducted into the membership of the CAMFED Alumnae (CAMA) at a ceremony in Cape Coast.
One hundred and ten female students at the tertiary level were also admitted to become members of CAMA.
Bursaries by CAMFED Ghana
The students who are in different tertiary institutions in the country are on bursaries provided by CAMFED.
A beneficiary of the scheme and a student of the Central University College in Accra, Ms Emelia Kyei, said, “without the Camfed bursary I may still have been at home after my secondary education.”
She said though she obtained good grades in her West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE), it would have been difficult for her parents to see her through university education. She, therefore, expressed her gratitude to the organisation for the sponsorship.
The Executive Director of Camfed Ghana, Mrs Delores Dickson, said the organisation was committed to preparing young girls adequately to face the challenges of life, so that they could contribute meaningfully to the welfare of their families, their communities in particular and Ghana as a whole.
CAMA Network
She explained that members of the CAMA Network received post-secondary education, business and leadership skills training and entrepreneurship development to build their capacities and they were also groomed to represent the network at local, national and international fora.
The Chairperson of the CAMFED Board of Directors, Mrs Matilda Banner-Mensah, said the nation expected that educated girls would contribute to the reduction of poverty, maternal mortality and generate more wealth in their communities.
The Chief Executive Officer of L’aine, Dr Mrs Ellen Hagan, advised them to not allow societal pressures to affect them negatively but to work hard towards the attainment of their goals and aspirations in life.